Multidimensional Assessment of Infant, Parent and Staff Outcomes During a Family Centered Care Enhancement Project

"After the previous period, additional Family Centred Care (FCC) elements will be introduced gradually every 6 months, covering staff training, parent education, psychosocial support for families, and last but not least, the neonatal intensive care unit environment.~The focus group consisting of nurses and healthcare professionals will meet regularly and will decide on new FCC interventions as potentially better practices (PBPs). New additional PBPs will be disseminated into the greater team through workshops, hands-on teaching, displays, etc. Potential PBPs for our department enclose:~Parent participation on rounds Parent skill self-assessment Parent-to-parent support Regular staff education Improvement of psychosocial support Improvement of neonatal unit surroundings to promote parent-infant-closeness"